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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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